SMS Masterminds together with a network of licensed Masterminds provides SMS marketing and mobile loyalty solutions to small businesses across North America. Businesses can boost their mobile reputation with a state of the art web site designer and manage their reputation all through the same application. To help SMS Masterminds deliver these great services I have:* Acted as chief developer of the Thrive product. This product includes a drag and drop website editor, reputation management, and consumer review acquisition. * Developed a UI editor for Android-based tablets. Tablets are deployed in small businesses throughout the nation as part of a loyalty/marketing program. * Acted as chief architect and developer of the Zeon lead acquisition and call center product. This product locates potential leads from the web matching a set of user-provided requirements. This enables our talented Smart Appointment Team to help our licensed Masterminds set appointments for sales presentations to prospective clients.* Acted as the subject matter expert for payment processing and PCI Compliance.* Created an automated build process that enables developers to effortlessly apply changes to various test servers and their local environments. * Created a zero-down-time software release process. This process automated source updates, database migrations, dependency updates, and other critical deployment tasks.

In 2014 the Web Division of TechXpress was acquired by SMS Masterminds. Prior to the acquisition the TechXpress Web Division created and maintain eCommerce applications build on top of our in-house build eCommerce platform. Some of my achievements while with TechXpress were:* Transformed our eCommerce platform and infrastructure so that it was fully PCI Compliant. * Designed and lead the development for a user controlled referral and rewards system.* Handled all DevOps responsibilities. This includes server provisioning and setup, system hardening, and access management.* Acted as chief architect and developer for the Social Streams feature. This feature enables users to pull in their social data from various sources and embed streams onto their site. This feature ultimately would be come the basis for the reputation management system for the SMS Masterminds Thrive product.

Telemetry Solutions designs and manufactures bespoke GPS tracking solutions for many applications, with a primary focus on wildlife tracking. You can read about how their technology is helping in the fight against the illegal ivory trade at http://www.quiskers.com/iridium-gps-tusk-tracker/national-geographic-warlords-of-ivory.php Some of my achievements while working at Telemetry Solutions were: * Managed a team of technicians and engineers during the development and production process. * Identified product shortcomings and instituted changes to improve reliability and quality. * Received new products from the designers, tested them, created and documented test procedures, and taught on-site engineers production procedures. * Developed internal web applications to streamline production workflows and simplify inventory processes. Applications included a production management system, an inventory management system, and a content management system. * Managed and supported technical operational infrastructure, including websites, email accounts, local network, and the virtual private network * Collaborated with biologists and field-technicians to configure GPS tracking devices that assist them in acquiring location data vital to their research. * Investigated the specific projects researchers were undertaking in order to recommend how they can better use GPS tracking equipment. * Assisted biologists in scrubbing and parsing GPS data to meet their needs. This involved writing scripts to search and manipulate the data in order to establish trends and filter out erroneous data.